Wine Route of Bosnia & Herzegovina
The Wine Route of Bosnia & Herzegovina is concentrated in the southern region of the country – Herzegovina, in the background of Croatia’s Adriatic coast, famous for its wine production. Herzegovina is the land of sun and stone and because of this it is the biggest and single wine producing region in the country. The majority of the wines produced in Herzegovina are made with the autochthonous varieties of Žilavka (white) and Blatina (red).
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Bosnia & Herzegovina has a long tradition of wine growing and production going all the way to the Illyrian period (BC). However, the wine growing area was historically much larger than it is today, but with the Ottoman rule this type of production was gradually extinguished due to many successive wars, because grapevines require a high degree of maintenance and even a month of neglect can be catastrophic. Currently, the production of wine is limited to the confluences of the rivers Neretva and Trebišnjica.
A multitude of signs are posted along the roads of Herzegovina to make it easy for visitors to find each single winery, even in the smallest villages. The Wine Route warrants a trip by anyone who is a true wine connoisseur because the wines ranged range from quite drinkable to outstandingly well-crafted. Our interactive map of the Wine Route shows the location of all the wineries in the area.
Map: https://drive.google.com/open?id=164o-7BcK0pnZHXyZaz-FkJlyZ8brdxv8&usp=sharing
Web site: http://www.vinskacesta.ba/en
Recently, the Zadro winery from Domanovići (http://www.vinazadro.com/) won two platinum medals for the best Central & Eastern European wines in the categories of red and white wines at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2017. They also won one silver and one bronze medal, as well as one commendation.
Surprising fact: Bosnia & Herzegovina has a long tradition of wine growing and production going all the way to the Illyrian period (BC).